WorksheetsA Quilt of A Country
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
What are America's two “defining ideals” that are often in conflict?
community and individualism
diversity and tolerance
ethnicity and community
individualism and tolerance
In lines 54–56, Quindlen says there was concern after the cold war that “the left side of the hyphen . . . would overwhelm the right.” Which statement best summarizes this concern?
Immigrants would lose their ethnic identity after they came to America.
Ethnic identity would become more important than national identity.
No single ethnic group would form a clear majority of the population.
Ethnic groups would strive to create their own separate nations.
People who are discordant are
conflicting
musical
tolerant
unorganized
According to Quindlen, how is America different from other countries?
Different ethnic groups celebrate other cultures.
America is no more special than any other nation.
Americans are the hardest working people on earth.
America's diverse population are united by one spirit when faced with challenges.
How is America like a quilt in A Quilt Of A Country?
America is like a quilt made of many different places.
America is like a quilt made of many different animals.
America is like a quilt made of many pieces of fabric.
America is like a quilt made of many different people.
A Quilt Of A Country was written in response to what?
911
Martin Luther King
Rodney King
9/11
The main idea of the second paragraph of A Quilt Of A Country is?
The American ideal is like a patchwork quilt that destroys ideas, and our society has often succeeded to find unity.
The American ideal is like a patchwork quilt that unifies ideas, but our society has often failed to find unity.
The American ideal is like a patchwork quilt that unifies ideas, and our society has often succeeded to find unity.
The American ideal is like a patchwork quilt that unifies countries, but our society has often failed to find unity.
